U.S. Newswire back issues from February 2008:
NFL and Rebuilding Together 'Kickoff to Rebuild'
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: ENERGY EDITORS Contact: For Rebuilding Together, Valley of the Sun: Steve Carrof The Kur Carr Group, Inc., +1-602-253-5838, or cell, +1-602-317-3040, scarr@fastq.com, or Dennis Flynn, Executive Director, +1-480-774-0237, dennis@rebuildingtogetherphx.org; For Rebuilding ...
Chicago Media Corporation Political Commentator Jessica Davis Continues National Media Blitz on Presidential Race
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Jessica Davis of Chicago Media Corporation, +1-312-794-7727, media@chicagomediacorporation.com CHICAGO, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Political Commentator,Dr. Jessica Davis, has just completed a 30 city media blitzproviding thought ...
Lifespring Health Sponsors the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon and 5K Fun Run
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Emma Parry, Marketing Associate of Lifespring Health, +1-650-331-4347, eparry@lifespringhealth.com PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LifespringHealth sponsors the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon &5K Fun Run. This ...
LMU Business Professor Wins National Teaching Award
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Christine Nangle, Assistant Director Communications andMedia of Loyola Marymount University, +1-310-338-2389,cnangle@lmu.edu LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fred Kiesner,professor of management and Conrad N. Hilton Chair ...
U.S. Census Bureau Black History Month Daily Feature for February 1
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is thedaily Black History Month 2008 "Profile America" feature from theU.S. Census Bureau: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1: CARTER G ....
Pure & Natural Meets Fashion & Glamour
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: FASHION EDITORS Contact: Andrea Snyder of Creative Media Marketing, +1-212-979-8884, Andrea@cmmpr.com, for Pure & Natural NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A bevy of fashion-forward, eco-conscious Manhattanites filed out of Gotham Hall last night afterattending the Earth ...
New Cordless Electric Mower Cuts Grass, Gas and Pollution
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: GARDEN EDITORS Contact: Andrea Wedderburn of PRR, +1-206-623-0232, ext. 218,awedderburn@prrbiz.com, for Remington Power Tools BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a traditional gas-poweredlawn mower ...
Parven Pomper Strategies Expands; Snares Two Veteran Capitol Hill Experts to Join Democratic Government Relations Firm
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Amy R. Cantu, Office, +1-202-973-1325, Mobile, +1-202-445-9682, acantu@levick.com, for Parven Pomper Strategies WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Parven PomperStrategies (PPS), a dynamic Democratic lobbying firm, todayannounced that ...
Sales of Stem Cell Products Expected to Reach $87 Million in 2008, Leading Medical Industry Analyst Says
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Wendy Lau of Russo Partners, LLC, +1-212-845-4272,wendy.lau@russopartnersllc.com, for RRY Publications PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Stem cell product sales inthe United States totaled $36 million in 2007, a 119 percentincrease from the ...
U.S. Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) Endorses Governor Mitt Romney
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Kevin Madden of Romney for President, Inc., +1-857-288-6390 BOSTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Today, U.S. CongressmanLynn Westmoreland announced his endorsement of Governor Mitt Romneyfor President of the United States. Congressman ...
Islam-OPED: Poll Shows Muslim Voters Undecided About White House Pick
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: RELIGION EDITORS Contact: Amina Rubin of the Council on American-IslamicRelations, +1-202-488-8787, arubin@cair.com WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following isbeing issued by the Council on American-Islamic Relations: POLL SHOWS MUSLIM VOTERS ...
State Health Department Ad Campaign Urges Doctors: 'Don't Be Silent About Smoking'
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Claire Pospisil, +1-518-474-7354, ext. 1, fax, +1-518-473-7071, ctp02@health.state.ny.us NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The New York StateDepartment of Health today unveiled its "Don't Be Silent AboutSmoking" ad campaign, urging ...
Study: UN Global Warming Forecast Violates Accepted Principles
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Sean Tuffnell, +1-974-308-6481, sean.tuffnell@ncpa.org,or Elysa Nelson, +1-974-308-6477, elysa.nelson@ncpa.org, both ofNational Center for Policy Analysis NCPA Study Reveals Forecasting Flaws That Make ConclusionsUnreliable DALLAS, Feb ....
Nearly $50 Million in Grants Available For Recreation, Conservation, Pennsylvania DCNR Says
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Christina Novak of the Pennsylvania Department ofConservation and Natural Resources +1-717-772-9101 HARRISBURG, Pa.,Feb. 1/PRNewswire-USNewswire/--Pennsylvaniafamilies will enjoy more open space and recreational opportunitiesnow that close to $50 ...
U. S. Steel Proposes Capital Investment Program at Minnesota Ore Operations' Keetac Facility
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS Contact: Courtney Boone, +1-412-433-6791, or Erin DiPietro, +1-412-433-6845, or John Armstrong, +1-412-433-6792, all of UnitedStates Steel Corporation PITTSBURGH, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United States SteelCorporation (NYSE: X) announced ...
Pass & Seymour/Legrand Keeps Kids Safer with Over 100 Kinds of Tamper-Resistant Electrical Outlets
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Jim Lent of Pass & Seymour/Legrand, jim.lent@pass-seymour.com; Carri Gregorski of Eric Mower & Associates for Pass &Seymour/Legrand, +1-315-413-4286, cgregorski@mower.com SYRACUSE, N.Y., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2008 NationalElectrical ...
The Conference Board Global Corporate Citizenship Conference to be Held Feb. 26-27 in New York
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Yvonne Burnside of The Conference Board, +1-212-339-0233 or burnside@conference-board.org NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Top corporate executives andleaders from the non-profit sector will examine how companies areintegrating citizenship and ...
Governor Rendell Says PA Helping Allegheny, Armstrong, Bucks, and Centre Counties With Waste Management Planning
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Neil Weaver of the Pennsylvania Department ofEnviromental Protection, +1-717-787-1323; or Mark Shade of thePennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1-717-783-1116 HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --To protect theenvironment and improve ...
U.S. Department of Labor Announces $2 Million Grant to Help Maine Respond to Impacts Caused by Base Realignment and Closure Actions
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Jennifer Kaplan, +1-202-693-5052, Terry Shawn, +1-202-693-4676, both of U.S. Department of Labor WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Departmentof Labor today announced a $2 million grant to Maine to assist incontinued planning ...
Taxpayers United to Ask Board of State Canvassers Today to Deny Certification of January 15 Michigan Presidential Primary
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Bill McMaster, State Chairman (Volunteer), TaxpayersUnited Michigan Foundation, +1-248-798-8501 LANSING, Mich., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TIME AND PLACE: Friday, February 1, 2008 at 10:00 A. M, in Room426 of the State ...
Kerry, Snowe, Altmire Bill for Veteran, Reservist Entrepreneurs Heads to President's Desk
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Laurel Brown (Kerry), +1-202-224-0216, John Gentzel(Snowe), +1-202-224-8667, or Tess Mullen (Altmire), +1-202-225-2565 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last night theSenate unanimously passed legislation that will expand ...
OSHA Reminds Employers to Post Injury/Illness Summaries Beginning Feb. 1, 2008
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: OSHA Office of Communications, +1-202-693-1999 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The OccupationalSafety and Health Administration today reminded employers thatbeginning Feb. 1, 2008, they must post a summary of the total numberof ...
Pentagon Memorial Fund Receives $250k Donation From the Pfizer Foundation
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Jerry Mullins, +1-202-355-6310, for the PentagonMemorial Fund WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the presidentof the Pentagon Memorial Fund James J. Laychak received a $250,000donation from the Pfizer Foundation to be used ...
Baltimore Washington Medical Center Hosts Day of Dance for Health
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Allison Eatough of Baltimore Washington Medical Center,+1-410-787-4375, aeatough@bwmc.umms.org Free dance lessons, screenings offered to encourage healthyhearts GLEN BURNIE, Md., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- February isAmerican Heart ...
Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship Program Offering More Than $450,000 in Scholarships to Southern California High School Seniors
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Marissa Medina or Monica Pallan, both of Porter Novelli,+1-310-444-7000, for Ronald McDonald House Charities of SouthernCalifornia LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of theRonald McDonald House Charities of Southern California's ...
Michigan Chamber of Commerce to Announce Its 2008 Business Agenda on February 5
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Betty McNerney of Michigan Chamber of Commerce, +1-517-371-2100 LANSING, Mich., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan Chamber ofCommerce will announce its business agenda for 2008 at a mediabriefing to be held on February 5, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at ...
Countering the Iranian Threat: Diplomatic, Military, and Political Options
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Prof. Raymond Tanter of the Iran Policy Committee, +1-202-249-1142, +1-202-320-8434 (cell), rtanter@iranpolicy.org PARIS, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On 1 February 2008,Professor Raymond Tanter, a former member of the White HouseNational ...
OSHA Establishes a New National Emphasis Program on Silica
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: OSHA Office of Communications, +1-202-693-1999 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Departmentof Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) todayannounced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) to target ...
Mayo Clinic Seeks Mitigation for Rochester as Condition of Canadian Pacific - DM&E Railroad Merger
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Jake Reint, +1-952-346-6190, jreint@webershandwick.com,for Rochester Coalition ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mayo Clinictoday asked the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) to requiremitigation for the city of ...
Spherion Survey Shows Dip in Overall Worker Confidence for Sixth Consecutive Month; Workers Still Feel Secure in Current Jobs
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Kip Havel, Spherion Corporation, +1-800-422-3819,kiphavel@spherion.com FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TheSpherion(R) Employee Confidence Index, a monthly gauge of overallworker confidence, dropped for the sixth ...
The American Nurses Association Endorses Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Mary McNamara, +1-301-628-5198, mary.mcnamara@ana.org,or Mary Stewart, +1-301-628-5038, mary.stewart@ana.org, both of theAmerican Nurses Association SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ClintonCampaign today announced the ...
The UV Foundation Announces February is 'Vitamin D Deficiency Month'
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Tim Miller for the UV Foundation, +1-202-262-7110 Sunlight or UV light are the Best Ways to Fight the Epidemic ofVitamin D Deficiency MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the UVFoundation dubbed February Vitamin D ...
Arizona-Based Healthy Lifestyle Corporate Events Helps Football Fans Commit to Good Health
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: SPORTS EDITORS Contact: Jennine Hannaway, +1-212-986-7000, for Healthy LifestyleCorporate Events PHOENIX, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Now that Super Bowl XLII is onlydays away, NFL fever is on the rise and Healthy Lifestyle CorporateEvents (HLCE) is helping to spread a new ...
NASA TV Show Highlights Space-Age Spin-Offs
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Kathy Barnstorff of NASA, +1-757-864-9886, +1-757-344-8511 (mobile), kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov HAMPTON, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA, theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration, celebrates its 50thanniversary this year. In ...
Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on January Employment Numbers
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Jennifer Coxe of the U.S. Department of Labor, +1-202-693-4676 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Secretary ofLabor Elaine L. Chao issued the following statement on the Januaryemployment situation report released ...
APHA Scores Members of Congress on Public Health Voting Record
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Bithiah Lafontant of APHA, +1-202-777-2509,bithiah.lafontant@apha.org WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American PublicHealth Association (APHA) today released its annual congressionalrecord, which measures how members of ...
Black Conservatives Rally to Urge Mike Huckabee to Stay in Presidential Race
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Don Scoggins of Republicans for Black Empowerment, +1-703-565-6771 PRESS CONFERENCE: Monday, February 4, 2008, 9:45 AM, NationalPress Club, 529 14th Street NW, DC WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A broad coalitionof black ...
National Archives Announces Extended Research Room Hours
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: National Archives Public Affairs, +1-202-357-5300 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Archivist of theUnited States Allen Weinstein announced today that the NationalArchives will restore its evening and weekend hours in itsWashington, ...
Abbott 'Goes Red' to Educate Bay Area Women About Heart Disease
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Media, Karin Bauer, +1-408-845-3887, for Abbott SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- As a leader incardiovascular treatment and the exclusive Bay Area "hometown"partner for the national "Go Red for Women" program, Abbott ...
Super Sunday to Super Tuesday: Saga Foundation Supports Bipartisan Issue Ad Campaign on Nuclear Terror Threat
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: David Bartoshuk, President of the Saga Foundation, +1-650-369-9944 REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The SagaFoundation, a non-profit organization focusing on the threat ofnuclear terrorism, announced its support today for ...
Obesity Action Coalition Calls on the State of Mississippi House of Representatives to Withdraw House Bill 282 Discriminating Against Those Affected by Obesity
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: James Zervios, Director of Communications of the ObesityAction Coalition, +1-800-717-3117, jzervios@obesityaction.org TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Obesity ActionCoalition (OAC) is calling on the state of Mississippi House ...
Lumetra Program Improves Diabetes Care Among Latinos
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Delphine Henri of Lumetra, +1-415-677-2175,dhenri@lumetra.com Comprehensive Campaign Key to Behavior Change & Decrease inDisparities in Care SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Disparities incare of diabetes patients in ...
Resource Checklist for Your Super Tuesday Story
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Maggie Duncan of the League of Women Voters, +1-202-263-1332, mduncan@lwv.org League of Women Voters: the Place to Go for Voter Assistance WASHINGTON,Feb. 1/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Reporters working ontheir Super Tuesday stories can rely ...
Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) Endorses Governor Mitt Romney
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Kevin Madden of Romney for President, Inc., +1-857-288-6390 BOSTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, former U.S.Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) announced his endorsement of GovernorMitt Romney. Senator Santorum served two terms in the ...
Americas Second Harvest Recieves $300,000 Knowledge Management Grant From the Daniels Fund
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Ross Fraser of America's Second Harvest, +1-312-641-6422 CHICAGO, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americas SecondHarvest--The Nations Food Bank Network today announced that it hasreceived a $300,000 Daniels Fund grant to support its new ...
International Task Force Reports Progress in Addressing Impact of Dioxin in Vietnam
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Ford Foundation press office, +1-212-573-5128 Corrosive Legacy of War Gradually Yielding to Cooperative HealingEffort HANOI, Vietnam, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thirty-threeyears after the end of the Vietnam War, a series of new ...
Workers in Florida and Vermont Seek Union Membership at UPS Freight
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Galen Munroe of the International Brotherhood ofTeamsters, +1-202-624-6904, gmunroe@teamster.org An Overwhelming Majority of Workers PlanToJoinLocals79and597 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An overwhelmingmajority of ...
ECO2 Plastics Revises Revenue Guidance - Provides Operating and Financing Strategy Updates
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS Contact: ECO2 Plastics, Inc., +1-415-829-5984,press@eco2plastics.com SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ECO2 Plastics,Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ECOO) ("ECO2" or the "Company"), the eco-friendly recycling company that is changing the way ...
HealthPartners Contracts with SEIU Healthcare Minnesota Expires with No Agreement on New Contracts
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Joe Dangor of HealthPartners, +1-952-883-5223 BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Feb. 1 -- HealthPartners contracts with SEIUHealthcare Minnesota, which represents 1,500 non-physician healthcare professionals who work in HealthPartners Clinics, expiredyesterday ...
NASA Data Link Pollution to Rainy Summer Days in the Southeast
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: SCIENCE EDITORS Contact: Steve Cole of NASA Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358-0918, stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rainfall data froma NASA satellite show that summertime storms in the southeasternUnited States shed more rainfall ...
PIA to Hold Federal Legislative Summit February 27-28
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Ted Besesparis of the National Association ofProfessional Insurance Agents, +1-703-518-1352 Agents Continue Their Battle Against Federal Insurance Regulation WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Members of theNational Association ...
Bone Mineral Content Continues to Increase in Obese Adolescents During Weight Loss
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Joey Marie McCool of the Children's Hospital ofPhiladelphia, +1-267-426-6070, McCool@email.chop.edu PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Obese teenagerswho succeeded in losing weight in a year-long medically supervisedweight control ...
Pew Whale Symposium Offers Ray of Hope for Resolving Whale Controversy
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Justin Kenney of Pew Charitable Trusts, +1-202-441-1408, jkenney@pewtrusts.org TOKYO, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One hundred participantsfrom 28 nationalities met in Tokyo for a two-day symposium aimed atgenerating good will and a ...
AT&T Foundation Grants $50,000 to American Indian College Fund for Student Scholarships
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Dina Horwedel, Public Education Director of AmericanIndian College Fund, +1-303-430-5350, dhorwedel@collegefund.org DENVER, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The AT&T Foundationprovided a $50,000 grant to the American Indian College Fund ...
DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints From International Visitors at George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: TRAVEL EDITORS Contact: US-VISIT Public Affairs, +1-202-298-5200, or CBP PublicAffairs, Oscar Duplantis, +1-713-387-7205 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department ofHomeland Security (DHS) announced today that it has begun collectingadditional fingerprints ...
Patrick and Watson to Deliver 'Trends in Online Learning' Keynote at Michigan Symposium
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Susan Patrick, NACOL President & CEO, +1-703-752-6216,spatrick@nacol.org YPSILANTI, Mich., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Susan Patrick,President & CEO of the North American Council for Online Learning(NACOL), and John Watson, founder of ...
In Unfolding Budget Debate, Alliance to Spotlight Flawed MedPAC Policy Guidance, Failure to Evaluate Medicaid Margins in Recommending Medicare Funding Levels
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Debra DeShong Reed, +1-202-528-4214, or Amy Weiss, +1-202-203-0448, both for the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care More Expansive View of LTC Sector Required for AccurateEvaluation of Seniors Ongoing Funding Needs WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 ...
Mobilizing the Youth Vote on Super Tuesday
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Becky Bond, +1-415-595-0040, or Claudine Zap Friedbergof CREDO Mobile, +1-415-369-2142 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CREDO Mobile,the San Francisco-based mobile phone service from Working Assets, isemploying an innovative way ...
UFCW 951 Members Ratify New Agreement With Kroger
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Mike Potter, Director of Communications, of UFCW 951, +1-616-443-9648 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By amargin of more than 70%, members of United Food and CommercialWorkers (UFCW) Local 951 who work at 11 Kroger stores in ...
House Democratic Leaders Statement on the Economy
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Brendan Daly or Nadeam Elshami, +1-202-226-7616, both ofthe Office of the Speaker of the House WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The HouseDemocratic Leadership today issued the following statement at theconclusion of the ...
Sharing Miracles Television Program to Feature North Carolina State Womens Basketball Coach Kay Yow
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Kate Michael of the Pharmaceutical Research andManufacturers of America, +1-202-835-3460 WASHINGTON,Feb. 1/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This month, SharingMiracles-- a 30-minute public affairs television program that tellsthe compelling and ...
Realtors(R), Mayors Recognize Miami-Dade for Virtual Housing Center
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Sara Weis of The National Association of Realtors(R), +1-202-383-1013, sweis@realtors.org WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The NationalAssociation of Realtors(R) and the U.S. Conference of Mayors havenamed Miami-Dade County an ...
AWWA/WEF Host Utility Leaders in Tampa at Utility Management Conference
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Kylah Hedding of American Water Works Association, +1-303-347-6140, khedding@awwa.org Online Registration Closes February 6 DENVER, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Water utility managerswill examine pressing water and wastewater issues at ...
Tackling Your Taxes -- Are You Ready?
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: CITY EDITORS Contact: Judi Kulm of the Illinois CPA Society, +1-312-993-0407ext 251, kulmj@icpas.org The Illinois CPA Society Can Help Get You Started CHICAGO,Feb. 1/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Maybe your next moveafter watching the Super Bowl should be tackling your ...
Just Under Three Weeks Remain Until Analog Cellular Sunset Date
Feb 01, 2008 ... To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Peggy O'Connor of The Security Industry Association, +1-703-647-8485, poconnor@siaonline.org The Security Industry Association Advises Consumers Check withSecurity System Providers to Ensure No Disruption in Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb ....